Navigating Body Image, Bad Agents and Big Smiles with Jordan Gavaris!

Today, Jordan Gavaris is getting candid and honest (and charmingly funny).From body image issues and internalized shame, to navigating homophobic "advice" from agents and finding success on a massive scale in a harsh industry - we're getting into it all today.  And spilling some tea (both of us).We live in our own unique worlds, and when it comes to body image and how we see ourselves - that is a very personal, individual and sometimes LONELY thing. So in hearing more stories,  like Jordan's today - and getting insight into other people’s experiences, it can help expand our own understanding, and remind us that the journey of self-perception is personal BUT also universally shared. And hopefully it can lead us to be more compassionate towards ourselves.**Disclaimer: we talk body image, as well as eating disorders in todays episode. If this is a sensitive area for you please listen with caution, or not at all if it’s not the right fit for you at this time**We're covering a lot today, including:How Jordan's start in acting began and BlockBuster Days Body image reality after Jordan's first movie premier bad auditions and serendipitous moments Coming out Publicly - and Jordan's regret in a major interviewWatching out for 'give the gay away' tells a homophobic agent's advice to Jordan body shaming of the early 2000sExtremism to look thinBody image and self compassion evolution Navigating LA and the comparison gameJordan's feelgood thing About JordanJordan is an award-winning actor, you know him from shows like Orphan Black, Unnatural History and The Lake on Amazon Prime (and soon on Orphan Black: Echoes, and Hacks on HBO!). He’s a joy to watch and is incredibly well spoken as you will hear.Jordan's IG: @jordanjgavaris The Key Moments in this episode are:00:02:16 - body image and someone else's experience 00:04:00- callling Jordan00:11:08 - starting out in acting, commercials and then . . . .00:20:00- Orphan Black and the pressure that came 00:31:00 - "give the gay away" and a terrible agent 00:38:20 - body image struggles 00:45:15 - Abercrombie & fitch days 00:54:40 - addiction to thinness, transitioning to wellness, then acting as justification01:02:25 - living in Los Angeles 01:07:50 - comparing01:08:19 - Jordans 2 feelgoodthing01:14:00 - Epilogue